barkentine
or bark·an·tine, bar·quen·tine, bar·quan·tine
a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the other masts.
Origin of barkentine
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How to use barkentine in a sentence
"I'd ruther try to steer a raft of lashed hen-coops from here to Bonis Airs and back, under a barkentine rig," snapped the Cap'n.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman Daybarkentine—A sailing vessel with three or more masts, the fore mast square rigged, the other masts being fore-and-aft.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia | Cerinda W. EvansOnce in the year a barkentine came sailing with news and tokens from Spain.
The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories | Owen WisterOne morning Felipe told him that the barkentine was here on its return voyage south.
The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories | Owen WisterBut if the barkentine would arrive and bring the whole music, then they would have it right!
The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories | Owen Wister
British Dictionary definitions for barkentine
barkantine
/ (ˈbɑːkənˌtiːn) /
US and Canadian a sailing ship of three or more masts rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the others: British spellings: barquentine, barquantine
Origin of barkentine
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